Roy:
What you are after is a multiport serial adapter. I use a 4-port PCI
adapter from SIIG ( www.siig.com ). Look in the section I/O - as in I/O
adapters. Works like a champ in my WinXP / Linux machine. There are many
manufacturers - just do a google search ;)
Jamie
WB4YDL
> From: rdwelch@swbell.net
> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 15:22:24 +0000
> To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] USB & Serial ports inquiry
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> Those of you who have replaced an old PC which had two serial ports may
> have noticed that some of the new ones are coming out with only one serial
> port. The USB and firewire ports are taking over the job. Unfortunately,
> I have not seen any TNCs around that interface with anything but serial
> ports. Therefore it is necessary to find a way to add a serial port
> somehow if you need additional ones.
>
> I feel that there must be someone out there who has met this problem and
> solved it. I have seen USB docking stations with an extra serial and
> parallel port along with a host of all sorts of additional ports such as
> PS2, RJ, etc. However this is an overkill for someone who needs perhaps
> one serial port (for a second TNC) and one parallel port (for other than a
> printer).
>
> Perhaps some company offers a small USB hub that also has these types of
> ports on it in additional to the usual extra USB ports. Perhaps some
> enterprising manufacturer offers a simple USB to serial and USB to parallel
> adapter box. I would be interested, and perhaps others too, in finding out
> what products have been found to solve this problem by those of you who
> have done it.
>
> --
> 73, Roy -- W0SL
>
> Internet: w0sl@amsat.org
> Home Page: http://home.swbell.net/rdwelch
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